AI funding must benefit all or Britain will miss the boat again
This article discusses Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s £500 million investment in AI innovation centres and the need for inclusive AI education. Emphasising that AI impacts everyone,…
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Boost for UK AI as Microsoft unveils £2.5 billion investment in skills and new datacentres
The Chancellor has today hailed Microsoft’s major investment in AI infrastructure and skills as critical for future growth and innovation, boosting the country as a…
IFS: Autumn Statement Analysis with Paul Johnson
Event details for today’s IFS post-Autumn Statement analysis: IFS Director Paul Johnson’s opening remarks: Inflation may be coming down, but it was increases in the…
Autumn Statement 2023: What has been announced?
Today, (22nd November 2023) the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, held the Autumn Statement 2023. In the Autumn Statement, a £50 million commitment to boost skills and…
Voters back increased investment to train prisoners for future employment ahead of Autumn Statement
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, new research from prison education provider Novus has found that nearly two thirds of voters back greater investment in equipping…
Boost for businesses created at universities
The Chancellor is to inject £20 million into universities to foster more ‘spin-out’ companies, firms created using research done in universities. The cash – which…